Improvement in machine foe finishing baskets



@einen gisten @anni @fitta FRANKLIN H. BROWN, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS,ASSIGNOR TO HIMSELF, EDWARD F. PEUGEOT, AND LEMUEL H. FLERSHEIM, OF SAMEPLACE.

Lettere Patent No. 70,318, dated October 29, 18,67.

IMPROVEMENT IN MACHINE POR FINISHING BASKETS.

i TO WHOM THIS MAY CONCERN :y

Be it known that I, FRANKLIN H. BROWN, of the city of Chicago, in thecounty of Cook, and State of Illinois, have invented anew and usefulMachine for Finishing Baskets or similar work; and I do hereby declarethat the following is a full and exact description. thereof, referencebeing had to the accom and letters of reference marked thereon, making apart of this specification, in which- Figure 1 is a side view of myinvention.

Figure 2 is a partial end view of my invention.

Figure 3 is a view of the twisting-wheel or twister. i

My invention consists in an automatic machine, so arranged that whenapplied to the edges of baskets it will twist the uprights. as shownv ing. 1, thus making a border or nish-to the edges of thework.

panying drawings Construction and Operation.

A B B constitute the frame. C C is a' shaft, passed through` bearingsVin frame A. The shaft C is made hollow for the'purpose of feeding thefilling Finto the centre of the finished work, which is essential onlywhen it is desired to enlarge said border. N is'a universal joint, usedfor the purpose of enabling the twister E, which is rigidly attached tothe lower end ofshaft C, toperform its work while passing around thecurves of a basket. 'lhe twister E is provided with a. series of hooks,a, as shown in fig. 3, which, when in motion,

hook in and carry the uprigbts V around, causing them to be twisted intoa border of uniform appearance. H

andI-I are friction-wheels, the side of the basket being clamped betweenthem. The wheel H is attached to a swinging shaft, K, and is confined,when brought against the socket, in that position by means of aset-screw, m. Power is communicated to the wheel .H and-H. by means ofthe driving-wheel D, gearings g g', and shaft Gr, which causes thebasket W to I no've as fast as 'required for 4the twister.' 7c is a.pivot, being the centre from whichshaft K is suspended. J J is a roofedapron, jointed at x to correspond with universal joint N, its objectbeing to bend and retain the uprights V in properl position to bereceived by hooks a. One end of the apron J is bent, as shown in ig. `1,for the purpose of keeping the apron J' directly in under the shaft C.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent of the United States, is i 1. Wheel E, incombination with hooks a and shaft C, as shown, and. for the purposesset forth.

2. In a machine for finishing the edges of baskets, the universaljointNfin combination with twister`E and shaft C, as and forr thepurposes set forth. i

3. Wheel H, in combination with adjustablewheel H and set-screw m, asand for the purposes set forth.

4. In a machine for finishing the edges of baskets, the .roofed apron J,as and for the purposes 'set forth.

5. The general construction and arrangement 'of mechanism, substantiallyas shown and for the purposes specied.

l FRANKLIN H. BROWN. Witnesses LEM. W. FLERSHEIM, ELLIorr BRADLEY.

